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From: fdc@watsun.cc.columbia.edu (Frank da Cruz)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.kermit.misc
Subject: Re: Problems with c-kermit-5A.190
Date: 16 Sep 1995 14:24:36 GMT
Organization: Columbia University
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In article <1995Sep16.081720.22831@lorelei.approve.se>,
Goran Larsson <hoh@lorelei.approve.se> wrote:
>As someone who handles my communication needs over modems using UUCP,
>I very seldom uses kermit. I have had c-kermit-5A-188 installed for
>dialup users and to get new firmware from USRobotics BBS (WILDCAT!)
>in France. C-kermit-5A-188 is old and as many people has recommended
>(in this group) that everyone upgrade to c-kermit-5A-190 I did so a
>while ago. The last night I tried to get the latest USRobotics firmware
>but the received file was corrupt and I had to fall back to c-kermit-5A-188.
> ...
>Note that the SDLPALLA.EXE-190 file contains some spurious Y characters.
>About one third of the characters in SDLPALLA.EXE-190 are Y! This looks
>to me as a quoting problem. Is this some incompatibility between the
>"kermit" in WILDCAT! and c-kermit-5A-190, or a problem in c-kermit-5A-190?
>
The problem is with the Wildcat BBS, in its execution of the Kermit protocol
negotiation phase. Here are the solutions to the problem in descending
order of desirability:
1. Mustang Software should license a top-notch and correctly-functioning
implementation of Kermit protocol from Columbia University. Since you
are their customer, you might suggest this to them.
2. The proprietors of any Wildcat BBS's can install MS-DOS Kermit Lite
on their own BBS's, bypassing the Wildcat Kermit implementation.
See Kermit News #6 for details:
http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/newsn6.html
3. Work around the Wildcat bug by telling C-Kermit (or MS-DOS Kermit or
any other Kermit program you might be using) to "set parity space"
prior to transferring any files. Of course, with your parity set to
space (or anything other than none) you can't see those attractive BBS
screens during terminal emulation, you should "set parity space" just
before transfer and "set parity none" right after transfer, before
going back to the BBS screen.
- Frank